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Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is a terrestrial planet and is the closest in mass and size to its orbital neighbour Earth. Venus is notable for having the densest atmosphere of the terrestrial planets, composed mostly of carbon dioxide with a thick, global sulfuric acid cloud cover. At the surface it has a mean temperature of 737 K (464 °C; 867 °F) and a pressure of 92 times that of Earth's at sea level. These extreme conditions compress carbon dioxide into a supercritical state close to Venus's surface. Internally, Venus has a core, mantle, and crust. Venus lacks an internal dynamo, and its weak induced magnetosphere is caused by atmospheric interactions with the solar wind. Internal heat escapes through active volcanism, resulting in resurfacing instead of plate tectonics. Venus is one of two planets in the Solar System, the other being Mercury, that have no moons.[20] Conditions perhaps favourable for life on Venus have been identified at its cloud layers. Venus may hav

Venus - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Second planet from the Sun This article is about the planet. For the deity, see Venus (mythology) . For other uses, see Venus (disambiguation) . Venus 2 Approach Image.jpg"},"symbol":{"wt":"[[File:Venus symbol (bold).svg|24px|♀|class=skin-invert]]"},"caption":{"wt":"Image of Venus, as captured by ''[[MESSENGER]]''. In natural colour, Venus is an almost entirely featureless sphere as a cloud layer permanently obscures the surface.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Venus looks more boring than you think it does |url=https://www.planetar

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